Chance for CMU ED. Thank you! (:

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<p>Grade - 11
Sex - M
Ethnicity - Korean
State - NJ
School Type: Large, Public (nothing at all that is special)</p>

<p>SAT I - 2160 (640 CR/780 M/740 W) this is superscore
SAT II - Math II 770, Physics 800
AP - BC 5, Physics B 5, Spanish 3, ill be taking multivariable senior year
GPA: UW: approx 3.4... i know it sucks
W: approx 4.01.
Rank: School does not rank
Courses: The MOST challenging; therefore, my GPA is total *****.... lol</p>

<p>ECs
-Principal Cellist for my high school orchestra (4 years)
-Lifeguard/Instructor at YMCA (4 years) almost 500+ hours
-Spanish Honor Society
-Mu Alpha Theta
-New Jersey Regional Orchestra (3 years)
-2010 All-State Orchestra
-2012 KRB International Music Competition; played at Carnegie Hall
-2011, teacher let me play with orchestra at Lincoln Hal
-Trig Star 2010; 4th in NJ
-NJIT Summer Program 2011: Physics Award</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Really good one from BC teacher and one from my AP Physics B and C teacher. 1 from my cello teacher (she went to Curtis), and one from my work (YMCA). Both will be stellar! omg</p>

<p>Essays: Common App- extremely personal. i talk about my curiosity
CMU Essay is the same emotionally.</p>

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<p>I want to apply for the Engineering section!</p>

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<p>What do you think your percentile is? (top 1%, 5%, 10%, etc). Your SAT score is unimpressive, I would retake in October if you havent retaken much, and your GPA is below average. You do have strong EC’s and applying ED helps but it may not be enough to overcome your weak GPA (courseload rigor is NOT an excuse) and decent SAT.</p>

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<p>Your SAT won’t hurt much, but your GPA will. </p>

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<p>wait my gpa for sophomore and junior year is a 3.99… so its better than a 3.4 LOLLLLLLLLL thank god…that is weighted</p>

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<p>Weighted should be 4.0+ typically.</p>